Robinson House (Richmond, Virginia)

Robinson House
Location 200 North Blvd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′18″N 77°28′28″W / 37.55500°N 77.47444°W / 37.55500; -77.47444Coordinates: 37°33′18″N 77°28′28″W / 37.55500°N 77.47444°W / 37.55500; -77.47444
Area Less than 1 acre
Built c. 1845 (1845)-1859, 1884
Architect Fleming, Robert I.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 13000993[1]
VLR # 127-0741
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 24, 2013
Designated VLR October 1, 2013[2]

Robinson House, also known as The Grove, Main Building, and Fleming Hall, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. It is located on the present-day campus of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and on property that also bears the designation of the R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Memorial Park. It was originally built in the 1840s, then enlarged through about 1859, and in 1884. It is a three-story, 7,900 square foot, brick Italianate style building. Originally built as a single family home, in 1884 it was transformed it into the institutional headquarters for the R. E. Lee Confederate Soldiers’ Home. The Soldiers’ Home closed in 1941. The Commonwealth of Virginia transferred the care of the building from the Department of General Services to VMFA in 1993.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Modern photo of the house

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-01-03.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Elizabeth L. O’Leary, Marc Wagner, and Kelly Spradley-Kurowski (July 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Robinson House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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